Is Is 303 Leadership & Community Service a good school?

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service ranks in the bottom 11.8% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Is 303 Leadership & Community Service?

In the 2023-24 school year, 308 students attended Is 303 Leadership & Community Service.

What is the racial makeup of Is 303 Leadership & Community Service?

Students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service are 76% Hispanic, 24% African American.

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Summary:

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 332. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 755 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20% of 6th graders, 27.68% of 7th graders, and 34.07% of 8th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to the district's 25.34%, 39.12%, and 38.1%, respectively. The school's performance on Regents exams is more promising, with 82.98% of students being proficient in Algebra I, compared to the district's 38.29% and the state's 62.47%. The school also has consistently low rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Is 313 School Of Leadership Development, Is 339, Is 232, and Is 229 Roland Patterson, generally perform better than Is 303 in academic proficiency, especially in ELA and Math. However, these nearby schools still struggle with low proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages, suggesting a broader challenge in the area. Additionally, Is 303's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 728 out of 1,438 NY middle schools in 2017-2018 to 1,327 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 1-star rating.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1700 Macombs Rd
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 583-5466

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

SchoolDigger Rank:
1327^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $35,567

Feeder schools for Is 303 Leadership & Community Service:

Elementary:	Ps 109 Sedgwick
	Ps 199 Shakespeare School (The)
	Ps 204 Morris Heights

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 308

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

African American:

23.7%

White:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Is 303 Leadership & Community Service ranks worse than 88.2% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 12^th among 16 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.34. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.6%), African American (23.7%), Asian (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service is 10.2. 13 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service is $35,567. 12 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 spend more per student. (See more...)

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 303 Leadership & Community Service 1327^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Is 303 Leadership & Community Service in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District # 9:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 9 755^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

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Rank History for all students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	23.69	874^th	1095	20.2%
2007	25.33	881^st	1123	21.5%
2008	24.89	944^th	1185	20.3%
2009	21.81	1001^st	1224	18.2%
2010	14.71	1059^th	1243	14.8%
2011	14.20	1117^th	1295	13.7%
2012	19.34	1098^th	1337	17.9%
2013	22.35	1082^nd	1373	21.2%
2014	29.39	1011^th	1401	27.8%
2015	22.26	1126^th	1407	20.0%
2016	30.53	1014^th	1429	29.0%
2017	34.90	952^nd	1455	34.6%
2018	47.92	728^th	1438	49.4%
2019	32.16	976^th	1439	32.2%
2022	16.12	1326^th	1479	10.3%
2023	29.81	1102^nd	1500	26.5%
2024	18.34	1327^th	1504	11.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.33	135^th	503	73.2%
2019	27.07	427^th	473	9.7%
2022	20.69	572^nd	581	1.5%
2023	32.94	426^th	591	27.9%
2024	37.09	383^rd	615	37.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.57	336^th	1170	71.3%
2019	46.68	466^th	1139	59.1%
2023	28.01	1022^nd	1307	21.8%
2024	27.95	1024^th	1303	21.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.69	840^th	1245	32.5%
2022	11.77	1263^rd	1306	3.3%
2023	39.85	774^th	1288	39.9%
2024	26.47	1042^nd	1296	19.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.59	75^th	457	83.6%
2019	55.14	128^th	392	67.3%
2023	36.02	366^th	543	32.6%
2024	31.73	445^th	594	25.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.19	698^th	1353	48.4%
2019	42.26	786^th	1370	42.6%
2022	22.52	1210^th	1454	16.8%
2023	35.00	995^th	1463	32.0%
2024	25.26	1185^th	1465	19.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.46	729^th	1352	46.1%
2019	24.53	1078^th	1366	21.1%
2022	14.00	1357^th	1455	6.7%
2023	25.82	1158^th	1464	20.9%
2024	14.29	1364^th	1464	6.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.61	480^th	696	31.0%
2024	27.16	553^rd	705	21.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.12	266^th	810	67.2%
2019	52.34	335^th	826	59.4%
2023	42.50	523^rd	943	44.5%
2024	28.02	727^th	953	23.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2000	1	121	0	208	0	n/a	n/a	330
2001	3	102	3	222	0	n/a	n/a	330
2002	0	124	3	214	1	n/a	n/a	342
2003	0	124	3	214	1	n/a	n/a	342
2004	1	106	1	201	2	n/a	n/a	311
2005	2	111	2	195	1	n/a	n/a	311
2006	2	109	2	208	0	n/a	n/a	321
2007	0	101	2	221	4	n/a	n/a	328
2008	1	103	0	241	6	n/a	n/a	351
2009	2	97	0	256	3	n/a	n/a	358
2010	2	80	0	266	1	n/a	n/a	349
2011	3	71	3	262	1	0	0	340
2012	2	82	1	255	0	0	0	340
2013	2	77	0	251	1	0	0	331
2014	2	81	0	246	0	0	0	329
2015	2	66	0	216	0	0	0	284
2016	3	76	1	244	1	0	0	325
2017	1	77	2	247	3	0	0	330
2018	3	86	3	239	2	0	1	334
2019	2	88	3	225	2	1	1	322
2020	3	88	2	215	1	1	1	311
2021	2	99	2	222	1	1	0	327
2022	2	88	0	220	1	0	0	311
2023	1	90	1	236	0	0	4	332
2024	1	73	1	233	0	0	0	308

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	330	15.0	22.0	99.1
2001	330	15.4	21.4	99.1
2002	342	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	342	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	311	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	311	n/a	n/a	0
2006	321	18.0	17.8	96
2007	328	22.4	14.6	97
2008	351	20.2	17.4	98.9
2009	358	23.9	15.0	99.2
2010	349	23.5	14.8	n/a
2011	340	23.0	14.7	99.1
2012	340	23.0	14.7	97.6
2013	331	28.0	11.8	99.1
2014	329	29.0	11.3	96.7
2015	284	28.0	10.1	97.9
2016	325	28.0	11.6	97.5
2017	330	29.8	11.0	99.7
2018	334	31.0	10.7	99.4
2019	322	31.0	10.3	98.4
2020	311	31.0	10.0	98.4
2021	327	33.0	9.9	94.8
2022	311	31.0	10.0	96.1
2023	332	29.1	11.3	97.3
2024	308	30.0	10.2	97.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	330	15.0	22.0	99.1
2001	330	15.4	21.4	99.1
2002	342	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	342	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	311	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	311	n/a	n/a	0
2006	321	18.0	17.8	96
2007	328	22.4	14.6	97
2008	351	20.2	17.4	98.9
2009	358	23.9	15.0	99.2
2010	349	23.5	14.8	n/a
2011	340	23.0	14.7	99.1
2012	340	23.0	14.7	97.6
2013	331	28.0	11.8	99.1
2014	329	29.0	11.3	96.7
2015	284	28.0	10.1	97.9
2016	325	28.0	11.6	97.5
2017	330	29.8	11.0	99.7
2018	334	31.0	10.7	99.4
2019	322	31.0	10.3	98.4
2020	311	31.0	10.0	98.4
2021	327	33.0	9.9	94.8
2022	311	31.0	10.0	96.1
2023	332	29.1	11.3	97.3
2024	308	30.0	10.2	97.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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